The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-14
WHO DESTROYED COLUMBIA!
SOME NEW FACTS UPON 4 MUCH
DISCUSSED QUESTION
n Statement from a Citizen who Was
Present When tho City was Surrcndcrcd--
More Evidence Against Gen. Sherman.
(From the Columbia RccordJ

Wore Evidence Against Gen. SIIvriram.
tFrom thc Co,umhio p.cor,
The following article was wUtyn hY
Capt John Mckenzie to correct ,,.,.,u.,,,
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Ihc Guy oil Columbia to the FcdCr.s, Gad
he added some additional facts, hut /, wa,
not finished Nr,cr Lo,r, :, ,,.,. r,,.,,i
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'"A'"S MS p"PcI"' 80 ia" SACK IA" &c
structlon OF CoumH:u has been brought
vividly to the recollection nf tIc citizen.
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or tho citvt tn Cnn Ny.,d, NIX ~,
was Ihont - C'Clocl, ON tnn'bi,,l,,
ten. mo NIayor onnnin,rJ 4, conm,ii,,o
to ,,rt IN, hir,in No n,n,nci,I,o.
oliriaIiv snrr"r,icr;,,, "tJh'',",! ,h u,I9 ~
following Aldermen ", ,l,.;,.,..,. ,,..,,.
.Iohu St6rk Orlando 7 }utm, I,.,I,
Wei aud .lohn Mckenzie E.rl,. i,
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Tie citizens .,i,l .url, ,.,r,...,, ,,..,,,,,.
Aopc never to So. ,,,r,in- if Me- .,,7
carr. o;T the mos .tud llr b,., /,
beautiful clear NOR, iu.r ,ud ,bc sr, i,
above ,hc horizon when 8, I,,,l rn,,.r,
heard. caus, hv The cypIn,i,r ~. n,,.,.
tliN Gt DDWIpr stored i'm ilp frYirlt tIt...'
OF the South Corolir, Railroad nr t,.~,,i.
street. The depot was Hrin.r ru,,nL hy ~
mob intent on ;nI>inr nil tI,ry'coulI Gn,nn
Of these parties had clndics and torr,,.
one Of which. II is supposed wnyucnridrnl'
ally dropped in the p5wlcr ard a rr,Iiilr
explosion was the coi.SCoIcncc TDr u,,.
bcr killed and wounded \yus u,yrr ,,Fn ...,..
The thrilling circumstances l.llowiuo. en
rapidly after pur stop u mll c,ni.ri',r
OH 'hat matter |, was decided ihat III
earlier we got over the duty of Giving nm
the ci'y in good faith to The cou,il,rc.. ln,.
better it would be for the ike, ana propar\
of the citiZcuS believing as we did III y.
that Il peaceful surrcndgring OF The CITY
would insure that immunity but we wee
certainly awfully mistaken we were the
worst sold men who ever undertook
such ioh; We could not possibly have bcyn
wOrstcd il tOrciblc possession had Gy,m
taken. Early on that cvcntul morning
went down to wake Mayor Goodwin, and
returned with him to the Cily Hall In
the Clerk Office he read 4 short note ic
had llTrIIrpl tlI k,.,ytli,,.t &, .t 4, O.,